Railroads as national life the DeWitt Clinton train tribute
Historian John D Dickinson Sherman recalls the DeWitt Clinton steam locomotive of 1831 as a double object lesson in American railroading. The piece traces rail mileage growth from 23 miles in 1830 to over 266000 miles by later decades and notes major expansion periods, wartime controls, and postwar regulation. It also describes the 1831 DeWitt Clinton, its carriages, weights, and the public enthusiasm that accompanied early rail travel.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Dewitt Canton
Chicago
United States
Congress
Canada
France
British Isles
Atlantic
Mississippi
Balti- Maré
St Louis
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Bast Lake City
Central
Western
New York
Washington
Kansas City
Vanderbilt
Failroads
Rallroadss
Railroad Labor Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central
Manhattan Island
Rochester
Buffalo
Mohawk & Hudson
West Point Foundry
New York City
Albatry
Schénectady
James Goold
Albany
Rail Round Company
DeWitt Clinton
America
Domestic Cookery Notes from a Silent Era
A William Henry style Home Economics column offers recipes and kitchen tips including celery cabbage salad, custard pie with walnut, Neapolitan macaroni bake, and vegetarian mince meat. It also stresses meal planning, balanced nutrition, and efficient prep practices for households and diverse readers.
Origin of Buttons and Moral Reflections from Antiquity
The piece traces Elizbethan button and buttonhole origins from needlework to wooden molds and two part clamped buttons. It notes a Birmingham merchant’s brass button claim and a Dane's two piece design. It also presents a moral view that virtue governs policy and fraud is never justifiable even in war.
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Elizbethan
Birmingham
G ‘Ese
John Quincy Adama
California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Baby Health
A vintage advertisement certifies California Fig Syrup as a remedy for feverish restless children with colic and constipation. It claims a teaspoon cleanses the liver and bowels, showing rapid relief and promoting continued use for all ages, urging mothers to demand the genuine California Fig Syrup.
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Penuine
California
Wayside Tales Jealousy Enlivens Short Story Fragment
A fragment presents a flirtatious line about loving a girl followed by a jealous query who is she. It reads like a conversational vignette from a Wayside Tales set. The tone hints at social dynamics and romantic ambiguity in a compact literary scene.
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For Any Fabric
The Diamond Dyes advertisement proclaims simple directions on dyeing or tinting worn garments and home textiles. It asserts no streaking, spotting, fading, or running and guides users to tell their druggist fabric type to ensure a rich, lasting color.
After Eden Humorous Exchange About Housing
A playful exchange imagines Adam and Eve negotiating living space. Eve insists on a roof to dry her hair, while Adam notes they must move into a house. The片ills reveal domestic humor in a prehistoric setting.
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Adam
Eve
Golf not for exercise says St Louis Star
A homily notes golf as exercise may vanish as skill grows. An inexperienced player covers about five miles over an eighteen hole course, but proficiency reduces walking and thus exercise. The piece quips Americans do not want to be a club at anything.
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St. Louis Star
Apprentice Lord Babbington and the servant exchange phrases
In Wayside Tales an aristocrat educated a new colored servant to answer with “My lord, what will you have?” Later he summoned the man and exclaimed “My Gawd, what does you want how?” highlighting class and racial tensions in a humorous vignette.
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Lord Babbington
Ready for Mars and Thrifty Debt? Father and Daughtery Tale
The fragment notes a man named Jack saving over $2,000 from a $100,000 inheritance left by his grandfather the year before last. It hints at thrift signaling character, with a line about a man beginning to "go to pieces" showing in his clothes.
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Mars
Jack
Favorite Prescription Praised By Young Nebraska Woman
Mrs. B Long of Nebraska extols Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a reliable tonic for girls entering womanhood. She urges other young women to use the remedy and to consult their neighborhood druggist for trustworthy guidance and supply.
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Dixon
Gil
Pierce
Invali
Buffalo
Death Looms From Painful Aches Warned In Ad
A brief health warning urges immediate action to avoid incurable diseases and painful consequences. The message emphasizes that death is a possible short time away if pains are ignored and suggests taking preventive steps now.
Lebeda Bread From Leaves and Grass Described
A Soviet village explains Lebeda bread made by boiling lin leaf and grass, squeezing, drying, then grinding with flour. The texture is green and indigestible, causing swelling and wormlike discomfort after consumption. The account cites Moscow Pravda as source.
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Samara
Soviet Russia
Weather prophet predicts harsh winter amid audience fear
A Washington Star blurb notes weather forecaster style and audience appetite for fear. A spinster comments on the proverb about man proposing and God disposing, suggesting some men fail to do their share.
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Jud Tunkins
Washington Star
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Union
Henry van Dyke
Red Sox
Mr. Hill
Alain Droéghti
Conte
W. H. Hill Company
Detroit
Holland
Remedy CO
Dept
Atlanta
Parker
Salt Lake City
Russia
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